Hadley
212 Posts
16 years, 3 months ago
For those of us here who are wrestling fans, what was youjr first memory of wrestling? For me it was that hulk hogan cartoon from the 80s, but i didnt really become a full-fledged fan until 1990 when i played the NES "wrestlemania" game and loved it so much that i started watching regularly (though i usually had to tape it as it came on late at night) and renting old coliseum videos and ppvs from the video store.
I believe it was Austin vs Dude Love at some PPV. I remember them fighting in a crowd and my brother and father were watching it so I sat down and started. Then I was hooked. But i no longer watch wrestling anymore.
Hmm I think it was the Kane vs. Undertaker inferno match, I know my first memory of wrestling was in 98.
IronRaphRa
76 Posts
16 years, 3 months ago
I would have to say when my parents bought me some of those old LJN wrestling toys. Then I saw the night the Mega Powers exploded.
cquinniey
454 Posts
16 years, 3 months ago
I'll always remember
1. Rowdy Roddy Piper hitting The Superfly Jimmy Snuka in the head with a coconut in the
Piper's Pit
2. Jesse the Body Ventura as an announcer calling Tito Santana "Chico Santana" whenever
Tito was wrestling.
3. Rowdy Roddy Piper, Cowboy Bob Orton and Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorf feuding with
Hogan and Mr. T
4. Hulk Hogan's Rock and Wrestling
1. Rowdy Roddy Piper hitting The Superfly Jimmy Snuka in the head with a coconut in the
Piper's Pit
2. Jesse the Body Ventura as an announcer calling Tito Santana "Chico Santana" whenever
Tito was wrestling.
3. Rowdy Roddy Piper, Cowboy Bob Orton and Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorf feuding with
Hogan and Mr. T
4. Hulk Hogan's Rock and Wrestling
The Best matches From when I was a little Guy was From George the Animal Steele!! Not Only He'd F*ck up his Opponent but He'll Destroy the Ring too By Removing a Cover from one of the Turnbuckles and Smashing the opponent's head into it!! And of course take the Foam Rubber stuffing and Eating it!! This Guy was sick. WWF 1980s FTW!!!
Hey Cquinniey, do you remember at WrestleMania 7 when Ventura would refer to Reba McEntire as Tito's sister? Ariba McEntire and Gorrrila Monsoon would tell him to cut it out.
That was a very fun time in wrestling. I have been a professional wrestler for almost 12 years now and I love it. I would have to say that my earliest memory of it would have to be sitting on my dads lap (God Rest His Soul)and watching the Jerry Lawler vs Austin Idol feud from Memphis WAY back in the early 80's. Back when Randy Savage, Rick Rude, King Kong Bundy and different others were still in the small territories before they got their call up.
We even went to a few of the Mid South Coliseum shows when they were feuding. Those were the days.
That was a very fun time in wrestling. I have been a professional wrestler for almost 12 years now and I love it. I would have to say that my earliest memory of it would have to be sitting on my dads lap (God Rest His Soul)and watching the Jerry Lawler vs Austin Idol feud from Memphis WAY back in the early 80's. Back when Randy Savage, Rick Rude, King Kong Bundy and different others were still in the small territories before they got their call up.
We even went to a few of the Mid South Coliseum shows when they were feuding. Those were the days.
System
79987 Posts
16 years, 3 months ago
I didn't start watching wrestling until around 1994 or 1995 when a friend got me into it. I don't remember who wrestled in the first match I watched...but I remember watching lots of matches involving wrestlers like Shawn Michaels, Razor Ramon, The Undertaker, Yokozuna, Bam Bam Bigelow, Lex Luger, and Doink the Clown (wow, I think I just named off the roster of Wrestlemania the Arcade Game).
I began watching wrestling when i was about 7, that was around 1982. That was when it came on Saturday Nights. It was hosted by Gordon Solie, then it was called Saturday Night Main Event, then it went on to become World Championship Wrestling.
first time I was little I was flipping through after getting back from my aunt's house at christmas (she live out of town and had no room to put anyone up so we had to do the two hour drive back the same day) and I saw part of a match of Hogan fighting yokozuna
frito23
926 Posts
16 years, 3 months ago
the iron sheik hillbilly jim and ted dibiase
The entire Wrestlemania IV card was my earliest memory. My mother and I would visit a friend of hers and the family were wrestling fans. They had Wrestlemania IV on cassette as soon as it was available and I watched it with them. The whole tournament thing with Savage hitting the big time, Bret Hart smashing that trophy after the battle royal, seeing the crazy Ultimate Warrior's PPV debut... It was really something. That got me into wrestling.
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cquinniey
454 Posts
16 years, 3 months ago
tankor
Hey Cquinniey, do you remember at WrestleMania 7 when Ventura would refer to Reba McEntire as Tito's sister? Ariba McEntire and Gorrrila Monsoon would tell him to cut it out.
That was a very fun time in wrestling. I have been a professional wrestler for almost 12 years now and I love it. I would have to say that my earliest memory of it would have to be sitting on my dads lap (God Rest His Soul)and watching the Jerry Lawler vs Austin Idol feud from Memphis WAY back in the early 80's. Back when Randy Savage, Rick Rude, King Kong Bundy and different others were still in the small territories before they got their call up.
We even went to a few of the Mid South Coliseum shows when they were feuding. Those were the days.
I remember Wrestlmania VII but I didn't remember the Ariba McEntire comment.
You brought back some memories with Austin vs Lawler. I never saw any of those matches but some of the wrestling magzines I bought back in the 80's used to talk about it. I still remember when Austin had long blonde hair.
Oh before I forget what's you're favrorite wrestling hold or manuver that you perform?
man oh man. no idea on what the yrs we're but ya gotta go back into the 70's for me. back before the wrestlemania and pay-per-view crap. bob backlund, sd- special delivery jones, polish power ivan putski just to name a few.....side ? for the older crowd in here. did anyone watch chch channel 11 out of canada back in the day...( mid to late 70's ). they had a wrestling show that had a wrestler that came out with a big ass boombox on his shoulder....( before the days of intro theme music )...i wanna say his name was the boogy woogy man....or something like that anyway....anybody else remember this guy and what his name was?
DMoney89
2503 Posts
16 years, 3 months ago
It was when I first moved here to Georgia in 2001. My cousin had some wrestling figures lying around while he was watchign an episode of Smackdown. The Dudley Boyz were about to powebomb Stephy Mac through a table when Triple H (or was it Jericho..?) saved her. I don't remember the end of the match...
From then on, my cousin gradually introduced me to the appeal of the WWF and I've loved it every since. Even though 2006-07 was a god awful year :x But they recovered.
From then on, my cousin gradually introduced me to the appeal of the WWF and I've loved it every since. Even though 2006-07 was a god awful year :x But they recovered.
I vagually remember seing hacksaw jim duggan and big van vader when i was like 2 or 3 years old.
cquinniey
tankorHey Cquinniey, do you remember at WrestleMania 7 when Ventura would refer to Reba McEntire as Tito's sister? Ariba McEntire and Gorrrila Monsoon would tell him to cut it out.
That was a very fun time in wrestling. I have been a professional wrestler for almost 12 years now and I love it. I would have to say that my earliest memory of it would have to be sitting on my dads lap (God Rest His Soul)and watching the Jerry Lawler vs Austin Idol feud from Memphis WAY back in the early 80's. Back when Randy Savage, Rick Rude, King Kong Bundy and different others were still in the small territories before they got their call up.
We even went to a few of the Mid South Coliseum shows when they were feuding. Those were the days.
I remember Wrestlmania VII but I didn't remember the Ariba McEntire comment.
You brought back some memories with Austin vs Lawler. I never saw any of those matches but some of the wrestling magzines I bought back in the 80's used to talk about it. I still remember when Austin had long blonde hair.
Oh before I forget what's you're favrorite wrestling hold or manuver that you perform?
I have several different moves that I do that just makes the crowd go...WOW! The one that sticks out in my mind the most is the move that I used on an NWA Main Event show in Nashville, Tennessee several years ago when a young Chris Harris was there. He used to be part of America's Most Wanted in TNA with James Storm. I used a move to finish a guy off that was a version of the Rock Bottom. I would catch the guy in a cross body and hold him there, and then swing him around and we would both land hard to the mat. Me face first, my opponent back first, just like a rock bottom. Several weeks later, Chris Harris was using it on TNA PPV. I got an email from him a couple of weeks later telling me that he "borrowed it". I dont mind helping out the young guys in the business. That would probably be my favorite now that it is being used nation wide. Now Umaga does a variation of it on RAW.
Back in 1966 there was a drug store about a mile from my house where all the guys in the neighborhood went to buy comic books. One day I was looking for something different and I noticed a wrestling magazine with the biggest man I'd ever seen on the cover. His name was Bruno Sammartino.
Started buying wrestling mags with my comic books after that.
Started buying wrestling mags with my comic books after that.
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Back in 1966 there was a drug store about a mile from my house where all the guys in the neighborhood went to buy comic books. One day I was looking for something different and I noticed a wrestling magazine with the biggest man I'd ever seen on the cover. His name was Bruno Sammartino.
Started buying wrestling mags with my comic books after that.
Started buying wrestling mags with my comic books after that.
Savage beating santana from the IC belt.
highquality
32 Posts
16 years, 3 months ago
My first memory is seeing Bret Hart on a WWF show that aired Saturday morning taking an axe to The Undertaker's coffin backstage while The Undertaker was in the ring watching on the screen. I believe it was sometime around 1993.